“ When people become self-centred and self-enclosed, their greed increases. ”
 Pope Francis, Laudato si' (24 May 2015 ). copy citation

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“We have too many means and only a few insubstantial ends. 204. The current global situation engenders a feeling of instability and uncertainty, which in turn becomes “a seedbed for collective selfishness”. [145] When people become self-centred and self-enclosed, their greed increases. The emptier a person’s heart is, the more he or she needs things to buy, own and consume. It becomes almost impossible to accept the limits imposed by reality. In this horizon, a genuine sense of the common good also disappears.” source